Your West London VR Race 6.6 Race plan guide is essential reading …..
Race 6.6 Wednesday 21st December 2022 …….7.30pm UK time.
FLAT WITH HILL FINISH The NATO Mission 16km
We expect that the big names will put pressure on from the outset as the route heads away from Mount Vernon Hospital in Northwood. A fast stretch of road down to Harefield village (2.7kmn) where a sharp right hand turn should warn you of the super-fast descent to the Colne Valley and the Coy Carp pub/restaurant (4.4km) from where it will be flat/gently rising along the bottom of the valley. There are likely to be attritional pushes off the front by strong riders in order to thin the peleton, but care needs to be taken to make the final climb (14.6km to 16km) work for you. It is not a steady gradient, it goes up in steps, so will need varying efforts as you ascend.
If you are a strong climber, it is possible that you can overhaul anyone who broke away along the valley, if you are not a strong climber you may choose to try and get ahead along the valley to try and create a gap.
This is not a steep climb, but it is in steps and the steps may just be where the winning attacks start.
This will be a fascinating race, it has blown apart on the final climb in previous series …. don’t miss out!